Identifying colours is a necessary skill that people use everyday—for choosing which clothes to wear, reading signs, following traffic signals, and describing the surrounding world. Introduce your child to this bright new world of colours using ordinary household objects such as buttons, beads, and marbles. She can group these objects into different sections and learn to recognize their written names using a homemade egg carton sorter. This activity provides an interactive, colourful way for your preschooler to practice colour recognition!
What You Need:
- Paper egg carton (half-dozen or full dozen)
- Paint or markers in 6-12 different colours
- Writing pen
- Small, brightly-colored trinkets such as buttons, beads, or glass stones
What to Do:
- Help your child paint the lid of the egg carton with white paint or cover it with plain paper.
- Have your child make a small spot of each color on the egg carton lid. Write the name of the colour above it with a pen.
- On the inside of the carton, use paint or markers to designate a colour for each as well.
- Ask your child to sort the trinkets according to colour, placing each one in the appropriate well. Start a conversation about the different colours with your child as you sort, asking her to name the colour or point to it as she sorts each trinket. Show her the word on the lid that corresponds with each colour.
To store the activity for later use, simply close the carton lid with the trinkets inside. The contents will be kept sound and ready for the next colour sorting exercise!
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